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Durango Montessori Enrichment Program

Durango Montessori Enrichment Program offers a unique, child-centered experience that complements and deepens each student’s educational journey. Our approach fosters curiosity, independence, and personal growth in a peaceful, supportive environment.

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Who We Are

The Durango Montessori Enrichment Program (DMEP) offers a high-quality enrichment experience to students K-6th grades in Durango, CO. DMEP is partnered with the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ER BOCES) to provide CO state funding to innovative and exceptional programming.

About Us

We are a peaceful, nurturing Montessori enrichment program in partnership with families and our larger community, where children grow in lifelong purpose through curiosity and meaningful exploration.

Our goal at DMEP is to nurture academic growth AND humanitarian values and qualities that shape compassionate, responsible, and engaged individuals.

Guided by Montessori’s principles of grace and courtesy, children learn peaceful problem-solving, active listening, and nonviolent communication to build harmonious relationships.

Our Students

Our students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning, make choices, work at their own pace, fostering confidence, problem-solving skills, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Through sensory-rich, hands-on activities, our students explore abstract ideas that then become more concrete and meaningful. Each child is recognized as a unique learner with individual strengths, interests, and developmental timelines, ensuring a personalized, nurturing approach to our enrichment program.

Our Program

DMEP Enrichment Programming

Music

with Stillwater Music

STEAM

with Powerhouse Science Center

Art

with Seed Studio

Outdoor Experiential Education

Second Language Acquisition

Social Emotional Learning

Physical Education

More than just a joyful place

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